Tartakow, I. Jackson.

Foodborne and waterborne diseases : their epidemiologic characteristics / I. Jackson Tartakow and John H. Vorperian.. - Westport, Conn. : AVI Pub. Co., 1981. - viii, 300 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Salmonellosis -- Typhoid fever -- Staphylococcal food poisoning -- Botulism -- Shigellosis -- Streptococcal food infection -- Cholera -- Clostridium perfringens food poisoning -- Escherichia coli diarrhea -- Brucellosis -- Tularemia -- Leptospirosis -- Other bacterial foodborne and waterborne diseases -- Infectious hepatitis -- Other viral foodborne and waterborne diseases -- Protozoan intestinal infections -- Parasitic foodborne and waterborne diseases -- Fungus poisoning -- Chemical poisoning -- Poisonous plants -- Natural food poisons -- Prevention of foodborne diseases -- Commerical food processing -- Food service establishments -- Investigation of foodborne disease outbreaks -- Gastronintestinal illness aboard cruise ships and aircraft -- Statistical report of foodborne and waterborne disease outbreaks.

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Foodborne diseases--Epidemiology.
Waterborne infection--Epidemiology.
Food poisoning
Water--Pollution.

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